September 09, 2010

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The State Department is warning U.S. citizens of the potential for anti-American demonstrations in many countries should the Florida pastor proceed with his threat to burn Qurans on Sept. 11.

"Demonstrations, some violent, have already taken place in several countries, including Afghanistan and Indonesia," the alert states.

President Barack Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Gen. David Petraeus, Rep. Howard Berman (D-Calif.) and Sarah Palin, among others, have all condemned the plan and urged the pastor to reconsider :

Travel Alert — Quran Burning

September 9, 2010

The Department of State is issuing this Travel Alert to caution U.S. citizens of the potential for anti-U.S. demonstrations in many countries in response to stated plans by a church in Florida to burn Qurans on the anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Demonstrations, some violent, have already taken place in several countries, including Afghanistan and Indonesia, in response to media reports of the church's plans. The potential for further protests and demonstrations, some of which may turn violent, remains high. We urge you to pay attention to local reaction to the situation, and to avoid areas where demonstrations may take place. This Travel Alert expires on September 30, 2010.

We also remind you of the continuing threat to U.S. interests and citizens posed by various terrorist groups, as outlined in the Department's Worldwide Caution.

U.S. citizens living or traveling abroad are encouraged to register with the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate through the State Department's travel registration website at in order that they can obtain updated information on travel and security. U.S. citizens without Internet access may register directly with the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate. By registering, U.S. citizens make it easier for the Embassy or Consulate to contact them in case of emergency.

U.S. government facilities worldwide remain at a heightened state of alert. ....

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After September 11, in an attempt to explain why we were attacked, many highly dubious theories were put forth, such as the notion that the terrorists hated freedom and wished to convert the US to Islam. The next year, in a Boston Globe op-ed on 12/16/02, syndicated columnist William Pfaff wrote, "In the months following the terrorist attacks of September 2001, it was politically taboo to say the United States had in some way brought these attacks upon itself. Television talk show hosts and print journalists lost their jobs for suggesting such a thing." Similarly, Mayor Giuliani turned down a $10 million gift for World Trade Center victims' families from a Saudi prince because the prince wanted to suggest that our foreign policy played a role in alienating the Muslim world. Yet this should have been well known. Michael Scheuer, former CIA bin Laden Unit Chief, writes, "the focused and lethal threat posed to US national security arises not from Muslims being offended by what America is but rather from their plausible perception that the things they most love--God, Islam, their brethren, and Muslim lands--are being attacked by America." ("Imperial Hubris" p.9) Indeed, 9/11 was a revenge attack for our unconditional support of Israel's illegal occupations, persecutions, war crimes and other atrocities against the Arabs. In "The 9/11 Commission Report,"(page 147), it is stated that this is why Khalid Sheikh Mohammed,(KSM), mastermind of 9/11, hates us: "By his own account, KSM's animus toward the United States stemmed not from his experiences there as a student, but rather from his violent disagreement with U.S. foreign policy favoring Israel.” Indeed, KSM has said that the purpose of the 9/11 attacks was to "wake the American people up." As part of his original 9/11 plan, KSM was going to land one of the planes here and then "deliver a speech condemning American policy on Israel." (The New York Times 9/15/09)

Thought experiment, with a sllight change of scenario: If this lunatic pastor were staging a public burning of Torah scrolls (instead of Korans), does anyone really think there would not be similar reactions - ranging from public condemnations, to angry demonstrations to possible violence - from those who are outraged by the deliberate desecration of the Word of G-d?

So TODAY the State Department is saying that ISLAM is NOT a "religion of peace"!!
And earlier this week, the imam who wants the Victory Mosque threatened America that if we didn't allow his mosque then Muslims will attack??
Interesting that he knows his "peaceful" followers enough to know that if you do not submit to their every demand then they are violent nuts.

this is disinfo propaganda -- who gives a **** what some pastor is doing in florida - he has 30 in his flock -- plus for those of you that can still think -- there is no god.... remember that and start thinking for yourselves it is getting frustrating living on this planet w/ so many delusional people in gov't and religious positions -- it is time to realize religion is dead and politics is dead they have been always under the control of bankers, fraudsters and criminals - wake the **** up already ...

Muslims should rejoice. Christians have a history of burning great books - they burned all the Greek books as well. luckily, the books of Aristotle, Plato, Pythagreus, etc were all perserved by muslims. Shoot, they even tried to burn copernicus himself! So to have your book burnt by the christians is -in a strange way - a compliment.